Premier races

1934
formule libre in South Africa
(* best timer or scratch winner, when different of the official handicap winner)
Kimberley 100 (ZA) Alexandersfontein (Oct 7) — scratch
GP of South Africa (ZA) East London -Prince George (Dec 27) — scratch
Emelio Rosengana * (own Terraplane Special)
Whitney Straight (own Maserati GP)
1935
Kimberley 100 (ZA) Alexandersfontein (Oct 7) — scratch Jack Whitehead (own Ford Special 3.6)
1936
GP of South Africa (ZA) East London -Prince George (Jan 1) — scratch
Jean-Pierre Wimille * (Bugatti GP)
Bloemfontein 50 (ZA) Brandkop (May 25) — scratch Jack Whitehead (own Ford Special 3.6)
Bloemfontein 100 (ZA) Brandkop (Aug 3) — scratch C. D. Rose (own Hudson Terraplane Special 3.2)
Kimberley 100 (ZA) Alexandersfontein (Oct 5) — scratch Jack Whitehead * (own Ford Special 3.6)
1937 — Silver Springbok Trophy (1st Dennis Woodhead)
GP of South Africa (ZA) East London -Prince George (Jan 1) — scratch Bernd Rosemeyer * (Auto-Union GP)
Grosvenor GP (ZA) Capetown-Pollsmoor (Jan 16) — scratch
Bernd Rosemeyer * (Auto-Union GP)
Rand GP (ZA) Johannesburg -Bergvlei (Jan 30) — scratch
Hans Rüesch * (own Alfa-Romeo GP)
Farewell Trophy (ZA) Capetown-Pollsmoor (Feb 6) — scratch
Piero Taruffi * (own Maserati GP)
1. Johannesburg (ZA) Bergvlei (Mar 29) — scratch Arigo Govoni * (own Talbot Voiturette)
2. Johannesburg (ZA) Bergvlei (May 24) — scratch Bill Roderick * (own Maserati GP)
Coronation 100 (ZA) Piet’burg-Alexandra Park (May 31) — scratch
Mario Massacurati * (Eagle Bugatti GP)
Bloemfontein 100 (ZA) Brandkop (Aug 2) — scratch
C. Stewart * (own Plymouth Special)
3. Silver Springbok Trophy (ZA) Jo’burg-Bergvlei (Aug 21) — scratch Dennis Woodhead (own Talbot Voiturette)
Kimberley 100 (ZA) Alexandersfontein (Oct 4) — scratch
Bill Roderick * (own Maserati GP)
Rand GP (ZA) Johannesburg -Bergvlei (Dec 16) — scratch
Mario Massacurati * (Eagle Maserati GP)
1938
GP of South Africa (ZA) East London -Prince George (Jan 1) — scratch Piero Taruffi * (Torino Maserati 1500)
Grosvenor GP (ZA) Capetown-Pollsmoor (Jan 15) — scratch Francis Howe * (ERA 1500)
Coronation 100 (ZA) Mountain Rise (Apr 18) — scratch
Mickey Hooper * (own Bugatti GP)
Bluff GP (ZA) Durban Bluff (Aug 1) — scratch
Dennis Woodhead * (own Ford Special)
Golden City Revival (ZA) Johannesburg-Bergvlei (Oct 3) — scratch Joe Allen * (own Ford Special 3.6)
1939
Golden City Revival (ZA) Johannesburg-Bergvlei (Apr 7) — scratch
Dennis Woodhead * (own Talbot)
Coronation 100 (ZA) Mountain Rise (Apr 10) — scratch Roy Hesketh * (own ERA 1500)
Seaman Memorial Trophy (ZA) Johannesburg -Bergvlei (Aug 1) — scratch Dennis Woodhead * (own Talbot)
1940
Golden City GP (ZA) Johannesburg-Bergvlei (Jan 1) — scratch
GP of South Africa (ZA) East London -Prince George (Jan )
1941 - 1947 — no races run
Mario Massacurati * (Eagle Maserati GP)
cancelled after practice
1948
Pat Fairfield Trophy (ZA) Snell Parade (Jan 24) — scratch Basil Beall (own ERA F 1)
Coronation 100 (ZA) Pietermaritzburg -Alexandra Park (Mar 29) — scratch Eddie Hall * (own Bentley 4.3)
Van Riebeeck Trophy (ZA) Paarden (Oct 4) — scratch Frank Hoal * (own Riley 1500)
St John Crusader 100 (ZA) Germiston (Oct 30) — scratch Basil Beall * (own ERA F 1)
1949
Pat Fairfield Trophy (ZA) Snell Parade (Feb 19) — scratch Basil Beall (own ERA F 1)
Coronation 100 (ZA) Piet’burg-Alexandra Pk (Apr 18) — scratch Pierre Kelfkens (own Klip Special [= Bugatti] / Ford 3.6)
St John Crusader 100 (ZA) Grand Central (Nov 5) — scratch
George Cannell * (own Maserati ex-GP)
Van Riebeeck Trophy (ZA) Paarden (Dec 17) — scratch John Radcliff * (own Studebaker Special 3.7)
1950
Pat Fairfield Trophy (ZA) Snell Parade (Jan 14) — scratch Max Miller * (own Ford special 3.6)
Rand Open Trophy (ZA) Grand Central (Feb 25)
George Cannell (own Maserati ex-GP)
Coronation 100 (ZA) Pietermaritzburg-Alexandra Park (Apr 10) — scratch Gordon Henderson (own Fiat special 1100)
Empire Day Trophy (ZA) Grand Central (May 24) — scratch Harry Peirce (own MG special 1250)
Moçambique I (P-MOC) Lourenço Marques (Jul 16) Les Miller (own MG special 1250)
Moçambique II (P-MOC) Lourenço Marques (Jul 16) Ian Fraser-Jones (own Riley 1100)
Transvaal Blue Riband Trophy (ZA) Grand Central (Dec 2) — scratch Frank Brodie * (own MG special 1250)
1951
Van Riebeeck Trophy (ZA) Gunner's Circle (Jan 2) — scratch John. Radcliff * (own Studebaker Special 3.7)
Pat Fairfield Trophy (ZA) Snell Parade (Jan 20) — scratch Basil Beall * (own ERA F 1)
Coronation 100 (ZA) Pietermaritzburg -Alexandra Park (Mar 26) — scratch Frank Brodie (own MG special 1250)
Winter Trophy (ZA) East London -Esplanade (Jun 16) — scratch Stanley Reed * (own Reed special / Citroën 2.0)
Egerton 40 (ZA) Ladysmith-Egerton (Oct ) — scratch
Denis Cockerell (own Austin special 750 s/c)
1952 — (Rhodesian formule libre championship 1st Stanley Reed)
False Bay 100 (ZA) Gunner's Circle (Jan 2) — scratch Stanley Reed (own Reed Special / Citroën 2.0)
Pat Fairfield Trophy (ZA) Snell Parade (Jan 19) — scratch Arthur McKenzie (own Cooper / JAP 500)
Van Riebeeck Trophy (ZA) Gunners Circle (Mar 8) — scratch Stanley Reed * (own Reed Special / Citroën 2.0)
Coronation 100 (ZA) Pietermaritzburg -Alexandra Park (Apr 14) — scratch George Cannell * (own Maserati ex-GP)
Winter Trophy (ZA) East London -Esplanade (Jun 21) — scratch Frank Brodie * (own MG special 1250)
1953 — South African championship (1st Doug Duff)
1. False Bay 100 (ZA) Gunner's Circle (Jan 1) — scratch Edgar Hoal * (own Riley 2500)
False Bay 75 (ZA) Gunner's Circle (Jan 1) Edgar Hoal (own Riley 2500)
2. Pat Fairfield Trophy (ZA) Snell Parade (Jan 24) — scratch Basil Beall * (own ERA F 1)
3. Van Riebeeck Trophy (ZA) Eersterivier (Mar 14) — scratch Chris Fergusson * (own Cooper / JAP 1100)
4. Coronation 100 (ZA) Pietermaritzburg-Alexandra Park (Apr 6) — scratch Doug Duff * (own Riley 1500)
5. Winter Trophy (ZA) East London-Esplanade (Jul 13) — scratch Doug Duff * (own Riley 1500)
Queenshaven Settlers Trophy (ZA) Grand Central (Aug 29) — scratch Bill Jennings * (own Jennings special / Riley 1500)
Parkhill Trophy (ZA) Snell Parade (Sep 7) — scratch
Denis Cockerell (own Austin special 750 s/c)
1954 — South African championship (1st Bill Jennings)
1. False Bay 100 (ZA) Gunner's Circle (Jan 1) Edgar Hoal (own Riley 2.5)
2. Pat Fairfield Trophy (ZA) Snell Parade (Jan 16) — scratch Richard Jenkin (own Moriat [= Ford] / Morris 1250)
3. Van Riebeeck Trophy (ZA) Eersterivier (Mar 13) — scratch Joe Conradie * (own Ford special 1200)
4. Coronation 100 (ZA) Pietermaritzburg (Apr 19) — scratch Bill Jennings * (own Jennings special / Riley 1500)
Union Day Trophy (ZA) Pietermaritzburg (May 31) — scratch Arthur McKenzie (own Cooper / JAP 1100)
Salisbury GP (RSR) Belvedere (Jun 6) Stanley Reed (own Reed Special / Citroën 2.0)
5. Winter Trophy (ZA) East London-Esplanade (Jul 17) — scratch Stanley Reed (own Reed Special / Citroën 2.0)
6. Queenshaven Settlers (ZA) Grand Central (Aug 21) — scratch Bill Jennings * (own Jennings special / Riley 1500)
Durban Centenary Trophy (ZA) Snell Parade (Aug 24) — scratch
Ron Wright (Cockroach Austin special 750 s/c)
1820 Settlers Trophy (ZA) Snell Parade (Sep 6) — scratch Les Miller (own MG special 1250)
Maritzburg Centenary Trophy (ZA) Pietermaritzburg (Oct 10) — scratch Denis Cockerell (Cockroach Austin special 750 s/c)
1955 — South African championship (1st Frank Brodie)
1. False Bay 100 (ZA) Gunner's Circle (Jan 1) Bill Jennings (own Jennings special / Riley 1500)
Pat Fairfield Trophy (ZA) Snell Parade (Jan 22) — scratch Harry Peirce * (own MG special 1250)
2. Van Riebeeck Trophy (ZA) Eersterivier (Mar 12) — scratch Peter Whitehead * (Peter Whitehead Ferrari 3.0)
3. Queenshaven Settlers Trophy (ZA) Palmietfontein (Mar 26) — scratch Tony Gaze (Peter Whitehead Ferrari 3.0)
4. Coronation 100 (ZA) Pietermaritzburg (Apr 11) — scratch Mike Hutcheons * (Les Miller MG special 1350)
Mashonaland 100 (RSR) Salisbury-Belvedere (May 29) Jimmy de Villiers (own Cooper / JAP 1100)
Durban Centenary Trophy (ZA) Snell Parade (Jun 25) — scratch Denis Cockerell (own Ford special 1000)
5. Winter Trophy (ZA) East London-Esplanade (Jul 11) — scratch Bill Jennings * (own Jennings special / Riley 1500)
1820 Settlers Trophy (ZA) Snell Parade (Sep 5) — scratch Clive Mitchell * (own GSM 2100)
Marlborough Trophy (RSR) Marlborough (Sep 11) — scratch C. W. M. Kirkpatrick (own MG special 1250)
6. Maritzburg Centenary Trophy (ZA) Pietermaritzburg (Oct 10) — scratch Bill Jennings * (own Jennings special / Riley 1500)
7. Pretoria Centenary Trophy (ZA) Grand Central (Nov 12) — scratch Frank Brodie (own MG special 1250)
1956 — South African championship (1st Bill Jennings)
1. False Bay 100 (ZA) Gunner's Circle (Jan 2) Bill Jennings (own Jennings special / Riley 1500)
2. Cape GP (ZA) Gunner's Circle (Mar 3) Gordon Phillips (own MG special 1500)
3. Rand GP (ZA) Palmietfontein (Mar 24) Peter Whitehead (own Ferrari 3.0)
File : 1b - Premier.doc (2005) – by Jimmy Piget 24 / 42 published on www.gdecarli.it with kind permission